Exploring Comets: Deep Impact and Rosetta Missions

The video discusses the Deep Impact and Rosetta missions, focusing on their objectives and methods. Deep Impact aims to study the effects of a collision with Comet Temple One, while Rosetta is set to land on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The missions will provide insights into comet composition and the early solar system. Various telescopes will observe the impacts, and Rosetta will use advanced technology to map and land on the comet. The missions highlight the challenges and innovations in space exploration.

What is the primary objective of the Deep Impact mission?

• To land on Comet Temple One

• To observe the effects of a collision with Comet Temple One

• To orbit around Comet Temple One

• To collect samples from Comet Temple One

Which comet is the Rosetta mission primarily focused on?

• Comet Encke

• Comet Temple One

• Comet Halley

• Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

What is the significance of the Rosetta mission in the context of comet exploration?

• It is the first mission to fly by a comet

• It aims to land on a comet and study its surface

• It is the first mission to return samples from a comet

• It is the first mission to orbit a comet

What is the purpose of the Philae lander attached to the Rosetta probe?

• To collect samples from the comet

• To orbit the comet

• To photograph the comet from a distance

• To anchor itself on the comet's surface

How does the Rosetta mission plan to gain extra acceleration during its journey?

• By using solar sails

• By performing swing-bys of Earth and Mars

• By using ion propulsion

• By using gravitational slingshots from asteroids